Photos Barefoot with Huskies

Hi Matt,hope you find a way to keep your pack together. It won't be easy but worth it for sure. Take care

Have you ever considered moving up to Alaska with your dogs? Might be a good exit strategy if things end between your wife and you and you need a new start? The dogs would love it for sure.

What's your transportation situation like? Are you planning on being on the move or just bunkering down on the edge of town somewhere?

If you invest in a van, and some lumber and labour, you might be able to manage a very snug life with your pack. Outside that, I can only see a life of walking working. It seem's daunting, and you really have to enjoy life day by day. Spending every moment you can with your dogs is going to be key.

It's also a lot of mouths to feed. How are you making money, or getting around the cost?

It's a tough position to be in for sure since you would have to leave for work or whatever you're planning on doing so even if you had a national forest nearby you wouldn't be able to leave them by themselves unless you fence them in a remote spot somewhere, it would be a hassle either way, I'd try to find someone to look after them for a few months, maybe a friend with a large backyard or something like that then work a seasonal that provides housing for the summer and save up and then when you get back find a place to rent that allows dogs

Woah, hold the fuck up.

Huskies are NOT closely related to wolves (not any more than any other breed) and are only pack animals if put to work with a job. If they are loud when left alone that usually means they have separation anxiety. Owning 5 dogs is absurd, especially if your housing situation is unstable. It's bordering animal abuse/neglect if you decide to keep those dogs in an rv or van, and especially since you admitted you don't know how you will take care of their needs while homeless, it is straight up abusive and neglectful of you to take them to be homeless in a tent with you. You need to know when to let things you love go.

Where will they go or what will they do while you're working? Huskies need a lot of stimulation and as you said, are not good being separated from you. How will you carry enough food for them in your pack? One bag of dog food is roughly 40lbs. How will you be able to afford numerous bags of dog food a month? I'm guessing they eat about 40lbs of dog food per week. What will you do when the temperatures are hot and the dogs have no air conditioning, shade or housing? Heat stroke is a serious problem with bigger breeds, especially ones with a double coat. I've known dogs who had homes die due to heat stroke. How will you afford vet/medical bills for them? A broken bone can easily cost you 2-4k, not to mention check ups and other accidents. Supplying 5 dogs off grid with enough fresh water will be a feat in and of itself. My one dog drank about a gallon a day when I was off grid.

Honestly, do you know how to tell if a dog is happy or not? I bet you a pretty penny that at least one or more of those dogs is anxious or depressed because they do not have their needs met. A person without a considerable amount of money or a home cannot take care of 5 dogs for an extended amount of time.

Please, take my advice and find at least 3 of those dogs good homes. I have worked with dogs for almost 10 years now. I have a mother that hoards animals. It doesn't take beating or kicking an animal for it to be abuse. What you're doing is horrible to both the dogs and yourself. Put an end to it. If you love these dogs, let them go, unless you plan on having a new home and the resources to provide for them.